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Multitudes of ZCC South Africa followers expected to throng Bulawayo
02 Nov 2011 at 04:58hrs | Views
THOUSANDS of followers of the South African Zion Christian Church are expected to throng Bulawayo for a prayer session this weekend. The ZCC is said to have hired hundreds of buses to transport its followers to the City of Kings over the weekend.
The prayer session will be attended by multitudes of ZCC followers from South Africa and all-over.
All roads will be leading to the city of Kings and it is expected that N1 and the Beitbridge - Bulawayo road will be a hive of activity as Putco buses have already been hired to ferry worshippers from South Africa for the weekend prayers.
One fellow worshipper who refused to be identified said the Bulawayo event will almost be like the largest Christian gathering in South Africa which happens twice a year at Zion City, Moria near Polokwane.
Bulawayo will be awash with ZCC congregants wearing their well-known ZCC uniform: the men are in khaki trousers and jackets, with black, flat-topped hats; the women, if in the choir, wear bright blue dresses and green berets, or green skirts and bright yellow blouses, green jerseys and berets. A minority are not in uniform, but all wear the small, distinctive green felt and metal ZCC badge.
The Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is the largest religious grouping in South Africa with more than four million members throughout the continent and the Middle East.
Engenas Lekganyane founded the ZCC in 1910, reportedly after he had a revelation from God. The church is unique in that it is one of the few African churches not founded by European missionaries.
The ZCC hires hundreds if not thousands of buses and the railway company, Spoornet, arranges special trains for the vast number of pilgrims attend the three-day ceremony at Zion City, Moria, outside the city of Polokwane in South Africa's northern Limpopo Province.
The church practices faith healing, dancing and purification rites. Its members are easily recognised by the polished metal five-pointed star on a green background they wear and are widely respected for their non-violent behaviour.
The prayer session will be attended by multitudes of ZCC followers from South Africa and all-over.
All roads will be leading to the city of Kings and it is expected that N1 and the Beitbridge - Bulawayo road will be a hive of activity as Putco buses have already been hired to ferry worshippers from South Africa for the weekend prayers.
One fellow worshipper who refused to be identified said the Bulawayo event will almost be like the largest Christian gathering in South Africa which happens twice a year at Zion City, Moria near Polokwane.
Bulawayo will be awash with ZCC congregants wearing their well-known ZCC uniform: the men are in khaki trousers and jackets, with black, flat-topped hats; the women, if in the choir, wear bright blue dresses and green berets, or green skirts and bright yellow blouses, green jerseys and berets. A minority are not in uniform, but all wear the small, distinctive green felt and metal ZCC badge.
The Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is the largest religious grouping in South Africa with more than four million members throughout the continent and the Middle East.
Engenas Lekganyane founded the ZCC in 1910, reportedly after he had a revelation from God. The church is unique in that it is one of the few African churches not founded by European missionaries.
The ZCC hires hundreds if not thousands of buses and the railway company, Spoornet, arranges special trains for the vast number of pilgrims attend the three-day ceremony at Zion City, Moria, outside the city of Polokwane in South Africa's northern Limpopo Province.
The church practices faith healing, dancing and purification rites. Its members are easily recognised by the polished metal five-pointed star on a green background they wear and are widely respected for their non-violent behaviour.
Source - Byo24News
